Iron-holder



PATENTBD JAN. z3, 18'66.. W. B. COMES. IRON HOLDER.

New 'Riveted Wood-and-Metal-Lined Fire! to the accom letters of reference marked thereon.

Fig. 2, perspective view of upper side.

i bei'ngcovered on the under side with stripsjot V.wood faced. with metal, (zinc preferred,) and wool orcotton cloth over y duck, andean be square, oblon I ter ofstay-piece A first, leavin g the headson the .UNITED STATES PATENT rOFFICE.'

WILLIAM B. ooA'rEs, on PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

IRON-Homan.

Specification forminglpart of Letters P atent No. 52, 140, dated January 23, 1866.

To all whom it may concern:

"Be-it known that I, WILLIAM B. COATES, of Philadelphia, in .the county of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, haye invented a Proof-Covered Iron-Holder, for handling hot irons for ironing or pressing, Ste.; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full andexact description thereof, reference bei-ng had panying drawings, and to the Figure l is a perspective view of under side; Figs. 3 ande. are constructing plans. l

Thenature of my invention consists in coni structin g a riveted wood-and-metal lined fireproof-cm-'ered iron-holder, the stay-pieces A the upper side, and finished with a fancy covering, the whole being riveted together.

This holder'is for tailors, ironers, forges, furnaces, rollin gmills, kitchen-ran ges, and for use in iron-stores to save the wear and tear of the hands.

To enable others skitled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

`I construct my holder of all proper or known materials suitable for the purpose, and with square, cut 05,-' or rounding corners. The stay-pieces A A are mostly of linen or cotton g, or other shape. I partially lire-proof' the stay-piece, by boiling for fifteen minutes in a preparation ot' one pound of ground alum to one gallon of soft water. A proper allowance for shrinking the metal facing C on certain number of wood or metal particular. kind. of rivets or number.

shbuld be made'ot' at least one-quarter ofan ,.inch.

The lap or turn-down G should be onehalf of an inch 'after boiling. I rivet on the five ormore wood-aud-metal faced stripsn the cenunder side, and cliuchingfon washers or the contrary, as may be desired. The strips should sit in an iron block while being riveted, to keep them straight. The woolen thicknesses are then placed onthe top of the rivet-heads'or washers, the ap G is turned down, and the fancy top can be pnt on and the whole riveted through. The wool thicknesses are riveted at the edges around, but in the middle prevent. the rivetheads or washers from hurting the i hand. This is the rst and general way of manufacturing, the wood and `metal strips heing the same length as the holder.

' The-second Inode of bending down thetop and lower ends of the metal facing, as shown by the dotted ends of' C, Fig. 2, and riveting through to the under side, and extending the metal in two or more places over th-e top, as shown by dotted lines d d, Fig. 2. 1

The third mode consistslin bending down to the lap G after the woolen thickness or thicknesses are in, and then placing the fancy top on. This allows the thickness of the top to be over the metal. This third mode (without top) is shown bythe dotted ends of (l, Fig. 4. 'I rivet a loop, E, at either top or lower part inthe center. The hand-strap F is riveted by the one or three center-rivets at top and bottom.

I do -not intend to confine strips or any I intend to make some holders with metal strips alone.

The holder is as pliable as any old-fashioned kind. The strips encircle the handle of the smooth-irons and' preventthe heat from burning the hand or the holder,l in connection with the partial iire-prooting, and theriveting prevents the holder from coming` apart, as a sewedone does.

holder from dropping. It can, however," be carried by a strap or cord around the Waist, or run up on the arm, so as to be always ready. The loop E is only on those for house use, to hang them up by. The strap F is not on those intended for womans use.

My holder will last a long time. 'I-t can be sold cheaply.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The application of wooden strips B, covered or faced with metal C, riveted or secured to a lire-proof stay piece or p icces, A, for the purposes of handling hot or cold iron, the whole being constructed in the manner and for the lpurposes as already fully described and set forth in the foregoing` specification. p

WILLIAM B. GOATES. Witnesses:

A. L. Roenes, V. S. ROGERS.

constructing consists in myself to any In the foundries the strap F is` placed over the hand and prevents the 

